You can display free edges within a mesh. Free edges within a 3D
mesh identify areas where the surface mesh and 3D mesh are incompatible.
An edge of a 2D
mesh
that is shared with a 3D mesh (using the capture, coating, and extrusion mesh
actions) is no longer a free edge.
By default, the Free Edges Checker hides everything except the active
FEM representation and its corresponding assembly, a behavior that provides
better performance for large or complex models. You can override the default
behavior to display the nonactive FEM representations and the 3D shapes
associated with those FEM reps by selecting
No automatic visualization in the
Preferences.
For more information, see
FE Model.
From the
Check section of the
action bar,
click
Free Edges.
The
Free Edges dialog box appears. If free edges are
detected, you can visualize the number of subsets.
To focus on and scan the subsets of free edges, select
Autofocus, and use the controls to switch
between the displayed edges.
Tip:
You can use the clipping box tool to better
visualize the subsets of free edges while you browse them. For more
information, see
Using the Clipping Box.
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The Free Edges dialog box appears. If free edges are detected, you can visualize the number of subsets.